Legislative Assembly of Macau
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The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative RegionTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau. It is a 33-member body comprising 14 directly elected members, 12 indirectly elected members representing functional constituencies and 7 members appointed by the chief executive. It is located at Sé.
Charter
The assembly has the following charter:
- To enact, amend, suspend or repeal laws
- To examine and approve budgets; and examine the report on audit
- To decide on taxation and approve debts to be undertaken by the government
- To debate the policy addresses by the Chief Executive
- To debate any issue concerning public interests
- To receive and handle complaints from Macau residents
Election results
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Legislative assembly buildings
The assembly sits at a special Legislative Assembly building, a modern three-storey structure located in the Nam Van area.
From 1784 to 1999, the Assembly met at the Leal Senado Building.
Selection methods
According to Annex II of the Basic Law of Macau, the first Legislative Assembly following the establishment of the special administrative region would be constituted in accordance with the Decision of the National People's Congress on the Methodology for the Formation of the First Government, the First Legislative Assembly and the Judicial Bodies of the Macau Special Administrative Region – i.e., 23 members: 8 directly elected, 8 indirectly elected and 7 appointed members.[1][2]
The second Legislative Assembly would be composed of 27 members: 10 directly elected, 10 indirectly elected and 7 appointed members.[3]
In accordance with Annex II, the number of directly elected legislators for the third Legislative Assembly increased from 10 to 12 in 2005, bringing the number of legislators to 29. After 2009, the selection of the Chief Executive may be changed with a vote of two-thirds of the Legislative Assembly and approval by the National People's Congress Standing Committee. Following 2012 reforms, the Legislative Assembly is now composed of 33 members: 14 directly elected, 12 indirectly elected and 7 appointed members.
Compositions
| Number of Members |
Returned by | Voting Method | Number of Voters (2021) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Suffrage | 14 | Popular Vote | Proportional representation (highest averages method: D'Hondt method) |
305,615 |
| Indirect Suffrage | 12 | Electors nominated by legal persons of specified sectors |
6,275 | |
| Nominated Members | 7 | Nominated by the Chief Executive |
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| Term (Election) | Diagram | Composition (at commencement) |
Speaker | Pro-Beijing | Pro-democracy | Centrist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (1999) | 1:22 Template:Composition bar/advanced |
Susana Chou | 22 | 1 | – | ||
| 2nd (2001) | 2:25 Template:Composition bar/advanced |
Susana Chou | 25 | 2 | – | ||
| 3rd (2005) | 3:26 Template:Composition bar/advanced |
Susana Chou | 26 | 3 | – | ||
| 4th (2009) | 4:25 Template:Composition bar/advanced |
Lau Cheok-vá | 25 | 4 | – | ||
| 5th (2013) | File:Macau Legislative Assembly 2013.svg | 4:29 Template:Composition bar/advanced |
Ho Iat-seng | 29 | 4 | – | |
| 6th (2017) | File:Macau Legislative Assembly 2017.svg | 4:1:28 Template:Composition bar/advanced |
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28 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7th (2021) | File:Macau Legislative Assembly 2021.svg | 2:1:30 Template:Composition bar/advanced |
Kou Hoi-in | 30 | 2 | 1 | |
See also
- Chief Executive of Macau
- Executive Council of Macau
- Municipal Council of Macau
- List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau
- Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Notes
References
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External links
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- The Basic Law of Macau: The Legislature (Government website) University of Macau
- Regulations of the Legislative Assembly (Approved by Legislative Assembly Resolution No. 1/1999, as amended): in Chinese, in Portuguese
- Legislative Session of the Legislative Assembly and the Member Statute (Law No. 3/2000, as amended) in Chinese, in Portuguese
- Organic Law of the Legislative Assembly (Law No. 11/2000, as amended): in Chinese, in Portuguese
- Electoral Law (Law No. 3/2001): in Chinese, in Portuguese
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